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Genus Rhodovastum
Name: Rhodovastum Okamura et al. 2018
Etymology: Rho.do.vas’tum. Gr. neut. n. rhodon, the rose; L. neut. adj. vastum, empty, vast; N.L. neut. n. Rhodovastum, the vast rose, referring to the cell color and size
Gender: neuter (stem: Rhodovast-)
Type species: Rhodovastum atsumiense Okamura et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Okamura K, Hisada T, Kanbe T, Hiraishi A. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:43-50. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:693-694.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria: minutes of the meetings, 11 August 2009, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3907-3909.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Rhodovastum atsumiense Okamura et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Acetobacteraceae (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980
Assigned by:
Okamura K, Hisada T, Kanbe T, Hiraishi A. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:43-50.
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Record number: 519104
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